diff --git a/yt b/yt
index 7a49dfe..fd23dee 100755
--- a/yt
+++ b/yt
@@ -30,6 +30,18 @@ test -n "$YT_PL_DIR" \
 test -d "$YT_PL_DIR" \
 	|| mkdir -p "$YT_PL_DIR"
 
+if test -z "$YTPICK"; then
+	printf "%s: Please set \$YTPICK to your preferred picking tool." \
+		"$argv0" 1>&2
+	exit 78 # sysexits.h(3) EX_CONFIG
+fi
+
+if test -z "$PLAYER"; then
+	printf "%s: Please set \$PLAYER to your preferred video player." \
+		"$argv0" 1>&2
+	exit 78 # sysexits.h(3) EX_CONFIG
+fi
+
 # formatted $YT_PL_DIR for use with sed
 P="$(printf '%s\n' "$YT_PL_DIR" | sed 's;\/;\\/;g')" 
 
@@ -133,20 +145,13 @@ lines() {
 
 list() {
 	test -n "$1" && usage 'list'
-
-	if test -z "$YTPICK"; then
-		printf "%s: Please set \$YTPICK to your preferred picking tool." \
-			"$argv0" 1>&2
-		exit 78 # sysexits.h(3) EX_CONFIG
-	fi
-
 	choices="$(menu)"
-
 	test -z "$choices" || pick "$choices"
 }
 
 menu() {
-		playlist="$(ls "$YT_PL_DIR" | sed 's/\.m3u//g' | sed -n '/[^.old]/p' | $YTPICK)"
+		playlist="$(ls "$YT_PL_DIR" | sed 's/\.m3u//g' | sed -n '/[^.old]/p' \
+			| $YTPICK)"
 
 		while test -d "$YT_PL_DIR/$playlist"; do
 			dir="$playlist"
@@ -174,12 +179,6 @@ new() {
 pick() { # Pick a video to play from a playlist of videos
 	test -z "$1" && usage 'pick playlist...'
 
-	if test -z "$YTPICK"; then
-		printf "%s: Please set \$YTPICK to your preferred picking tool." \
-			"$argv0" 1>&2
-		exit 78 # sysexits.h(3) EX_CONFIG
-	fi
-
 	if test -f "$YT_PL_DIR/$1.m3u"; then
 		file="$YT_PL_DIR/$1.m3u"
 
@@ -210,12 +209,6 @@ pick() { # Pick a video to play from a playlist of videos
 play() { # play a video after caching its title
 	test -z "$1" && usage 'play uri...'
 
-	if test -z "$PLAYER"; then
-		printf "%s: Please set \$PLAYER to your preferred video player." \
-			"$argv0" 1>&2
-		exit 78 # sysexits.h(3) EX_CONFIG
-	fi
-
 	cache "$@" &
 	"$PLAYER" "$@"
 }
@@ -223,12 +216,6 @@ play() { # play a video after caching its title
 queue() {
 	test -z "$1" && usage 'queue playlist...'
 
-	if test -z "$PLAYER"; then
-		printf "%s: Please set \$PLAYER to your preferred video player." \
-			"$argv0" 1>&2
-		exit 78 # sysexits.h(3) EX_CONFIG
-	fi
-
 	while test -f "$YT_PL_DIR/$1.m3u"; do
 		"$PLAYER" "$YT_PL_DIR/$1.m3u"
 		shift
@@ -238,12 +225,6 @@ queue() {
 search() {
 	test -z "$1" && usage 'search term [count]'
 
-	if test -z "$YTPICK"; then
-		printf "%s: Please set \$YTPICK to your preferred picking tool." \
-			"$argv0" 1>&2
-		exit 78 # sysexits.h(3) EX_CONFIG
-	fi
-
 	results="$(yt-dlp "ytsearch$2:$1" --print "$FMT")"
 
 	cache "$(printf '%s\n' "$results" | sed -e 's/.*\[//g' -e 's/\]/ /g' \
@@ -274,15 +255,8 @@ search() {
 	fi
 }
 
-searchlocal() {
-	test -n "$1" && usage 'searchlocal'
-
-	if test -z "$YTPICK"; then
-		printf "%s: Please set \$YTPICK to your preferred picking tool." \
-			"$argv0" 1>&2
-		exit 78 # sysexits.h(3) EX_CONFIG
-	fi
-
+localsearch() {
+	test -n "$1" && usage 'localsearch'
 	$YTPICK <"$cachefile"
 }